direct discourse

English Thesaurus

1. a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., (noun.communication)

hypernym	:	account, report,
definition	:	the act of informing by verbal report (noun.communication)

antonym	:	indirect discourse,
definition	:	a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., (noun.communication)

antonym	:	indirect discourse,
definition	:	a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., (noun.communication)